Toshiba Announces New 3TB Desktop Hard Drives

As a result of the major changes that
the desktop storage market saw during the last couple of months,
Toshiba has managed to acquire the hard drive manufacturing prowess
that Hitachi GST has long been known for, and the company is just
beginning to put those assets to use. DT01ACA and DT01ABA
mark a new range of 3.5” hard drives offering capacities from 250GB
all the way up to 3TB with a variety of rotational speeds and cache
sizes for the customer to choose from.

The DT01ACA
models offer 7200 RPM rotational speeds for users needing
higher transfer speeds at the consequence of more noise. The model
numbers and capabilities are as follows:

DT01ACA025 (250GB, 32MB cache)

DT01ACA032 (320GB, 32MB cache)

DT01ACA050 (500GB, 32MB cache)

DT01ACA075 (750GB, 32MB cache)

DT01ACA100 (1TB, 32MB cache)

DT01ACA150 (1.5TB, 64MB cache)

DT01ACA200 (2TB, 64MB cache)

DT01ACA300 (3TB, 64MB cache)

Meanwhile, the DT01ABA
series caters to those looking for quieter, more energy-efficient
drives for multi-drive NASes and quiet PCs. All of them boast 32MB
caches but differ slightly in rotational speed:

DT01ABA025 (250GB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA032 (320GB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA050 (500GB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA075 (750GB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA100 (1TB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA150 (1.5TB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA200 (2TB, 5700 RPM)

DT01ABA300
(3TB, 5940 RPM)

SATA 6Gbps
interfaces, Advanced Format 4K sectors, 1TB-per-platter technology
and two-year warranties are all present. Additionally, a V at the end
of any of the model numbers above (for example: DT01ABA300V)
signifies a version of the respective drive tuned for use in DVR's
requiring constant streaming.

While Toshiba has not released pricing
information yet, it is nice to see that users looking for more
storage will not have only Western Digital or Seagate to
choose from. (Via X-bit
Labs)

August 2013 Postscript: At least the flagship, 3TB 7200RPM DT01ACA300 model has been readily available for awhile now, including at Amazon.com. The same cannot be said for the slower-spinning DT01ABA counterpart, unfortunately.

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